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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2630/5.2)
7    Sec. 5.2. Expungement, sealing, and immediate sealing.
8    (a) General Provisions.
9        (1) Definitions. In this Act, words and phrases have
10    the meanings set forth in this subsection, except when a
11    particular context clearly requires a different meaning.
12            (A) The following terms shall have the meanings
13        ascribed to them in the Unified Code of Corrections,
14        730 ILCS 5/5-1-2 through 5/5-1-22:
15                (i) Business Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-2),
16                (ii) Charge (730 ILCS 5/5-1-3),
17                (iii) Court (730 ILCS 5/5-1-6),
18                (iv) Defendant (730 ILCS 5/5-1-7),
19                (v) Felony (730 ILCS 5/5-1-9),
20                (vi) Imprisonment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-10),
21                (vii) Judgment (730 ILCS 5/5-1-12),
22                (viii) Misdemeanor (730 ILCS 5/5-1-14),
23                (ix) Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-15),

 

 

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1                (x) Parole (730 ILCS 5/5-1-16),
2                (xi) Petty Offense (730 ILCS 5/5-1-17),
3                (xii) Probation (730 ILCS 5/5-1-18),
4                (xiii) Sentence (730 ILCS 5/5-1-19),
5                (xiv) Supervision (730 ILCS 5/5-1-21), and
6                (xv) Victim (730 ILCS 5/5-1-22).
7            (B) As used in this Section, "charge not initiated
8        by arrest" means a charge (as defined by 730 ILCS
9        5/5-1-3) brought against a defendant where the
10        defendant is not arrested prior to or as a direct
11        result of the charge.
12            (C) "Conviction" means a judgment of conviction or
13        sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a
14        verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by
15        a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent
16        jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
17        An order of supervision successfully completed by the
18        petitioner is not a conviction. An order of qualified
19        probation (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(J))
20        successfully completed by the petitioner is not a
21        conviction. An order of supervision or an order of
22        qualified probation that is terminated
23        unsatisfactorily is a conviction, unless the
24        unsatisfactory termination is reversed, vacated, or
25        modified and the judgment of conviction, if any, is
26        reversed or vacated.

 

 

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1            (D) "Criminal offense" means a petty offense,
2        business offense, misdemeanor, felony, or municipal
3        ordinance violation (as defined in subsection
4        (a)(1)(H)). As used in this Section, a minor traffic
5        offense (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)) shall not
6        be considered a criminal offense.
7            (E) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the
8        records or return them to the petitioner and to
9        obliterate the petitioner's name from any official
10        index or public record, or both. Nothing in this Act
11        shall require the physical destruction of the circuit
12        court file, but such records relating to arrests or
13        charges, or both, ordered expunged shall be impounded
14        as required by subsections (d)(9)(A)(ii) and
15        (d)(9)(B)(ii).
16            (F) As used in this Section, "last sentence" means
17        the sentence, order of supervision, or order of
18        qualified probation (as defined by subsection
19        (a)(1)(J)), for a criminal offense (as defined by
20        subsection (a)(1)(D)) that terminates last in time in
21        any jurisdiction, regardless of whether the petitioner
22        has included the criminal offense for which the
23        sentence or order of supervision or qualified
24        probation was imposed in his or her petition. If
25        multiple sentences, orders of supervision, or orders
26        of qualified probation terminate on the same day and

 

 

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1        are last in time, they shall be collectively considered
2        the "last sentence" regardless of whether they were
3        ordered to run concurrently.
4            (G) "Minor traffic offense" means a petty offense,
5        business offense, or Class C misdemeanor under the
6        Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a
7        municipal or local ordinance.
8            (H) "Municipal ordinance violation" means an
9        offense defined by a municipal or local ordinance that
10        is criminal in nature and with which the petitioner was
11        charged or for which the petitioner was arrested and
12        released without charging.
13            (I) "Petitioner" means an adult or a minor
14        prosecuted as an adult who has applied for relief under
15        this Section.
16            (J) "Qualified probation" means an order of
17        probation under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act,
18        Section 410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
19        Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and
20        Community Protection Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4
21        of the Unified Code of Corrections, Section
22        12-4.3(b)(1) and (2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (as
23        those provisions existed before their deletion by
24        Public Act 89-313), Section 10-102 of the Illinois
25        Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section
26        40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10

 

 

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1        of the Steroid Control Act. For the purpose of this
2        Section, "successful completion" of an order of
3        qualified probation under Section 10-102 of the
4        Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act and
5        Section 40-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act means
6        that the probation was terminated satisfactorily and
7        the judgment of conviction was vacated.
8            (K) "Seal" means to physically and electronically
9        maintain the records, unless the records would
10        otherwise be destroyed due to age, but to make the
11        records unavailable without a court order, subject to
12        the exceptions in Sections 12 and 13 of this Act. The
13        petitioner's name shall also be obliterated from the
14        official index required to be kept by the circuit court
15        clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
16        any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the
17        entry of the order to seal shall not be affected.
18            (L) "Sexual offense committed against a minor"
19        includes but is not limited to the offenses of indecent
20        solicitation of a child or criminal sexual abuse when
21        the victim of such offense is under 18 years of age.
22            (M) "Terminate" as it relates to a sentence or
23        order of supervision or qualified probation includes
24        either satisfactory or unsatisfactory termination of
25        the sentence, unless otherwise specified in this
26        Section. A sentence is terminated notwithstanding any

 

 

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1        outstanding financial legal obligation.
2        (2) Minor Traffic Offenses. Orders of supervision or
3    convictions for minor traffic offenses shall not affect a
4    petitioner's eligibility to expunge or seal records
5    pursuant to this Section.
6        (2.5) Commencing 180 days after July 29, 2016 (the
7    effective date of Public Act 99-697), the law enforcement
8    agency issuing the citation shall automatically expunge,
9    on or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the law
10    enforcement records of a person found to have committed a
11    civil law violation of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the
12    Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of Section 3.5 of
13    the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the law enforcement
14    agency's possession or control and which contains the final
15    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
16    issued a citation for that offense. The law enforcement
17    agency shall provide by rule the process for access,
18    review, and to confirm the automatic expungement by the law
19    enforcement agency issuing the citation. Commencing 180
20    days after July 29, 2016 (the effective date of Public Act
21    99-697), the clerk of the circuit court shall expunge, upon
22    order of the court, or in the absence of a court order on
23    or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, the court
24    records of a person found in the circuit court to have
25    committed a civil law violation of subsection (a) of
26    Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act or subsection (c) of

 

 

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1    Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act in the
2    clerk's possession or control and which contains the final
3    satisfactory disposition which pertain to the person
4    issued a citation for any of those offenses.
5        (3) Exclusions. Except as otherwise provided in
6    subsections (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(8), (e), (e-5), and (e-6)
7    of this Section, the court shall not order:
8            (A) the sealing or expungement of the records of
9        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
10        in an order of supervision for or conviction of: (i)
11        any sexual offense committed against a minor; (ii)
12        (blank) Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or
13        a similar provision of a local ordinance; or (iii)
14        Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
15        similar provision of a local ordinance, unless the
16        arrest or charge is for a misdemeanor violation of
17        subsection (a) of Section 11-503 or a similar provision
18        of a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
19        offender reaching the age of 25 years and the offender
20        has no other conviction for violating Section 11-501 or
21        11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
22        provision of a local ordinance.
23            (B) the sealing or expungement of records of minor
24        traffic offenses (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(G)),
25        unless the petitioner was arrested and released
26        without charging.

 

 

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1            (C) the sealing of the records of arrests or
2        charges not initiated by arrest which result in an
3        order of supervision or a conviction for the following
4        offenses:
5                (i) offenses included in Article 11 of the
6            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
7            or a similar provision of a local ordinance, except
8            Section 11-14 and a misdemeanor violation of
9            Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
11            local ordinance;
12                (ii) Section 11-1.50, 12-3.4, 12-15, 12-30,
13            26-5, or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14            Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a
15            local ordinance;
16                (iii) Sections 12-3.1 or 12-3.2 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
18            or Section 125 of the Stalking No Contact Order
19            Act, or Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
20            Act, or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
21                (iv) Class A misdemeanors or felony offenses
22            under the Humane Care for Animals Act; or
23                (v) any offense or attempted offense that
24            would subject a person to registration under the
25            Sex Offender Registration Act.
26            (D) (blank).

 

 

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1            (E) the sealing or expungement of records of
2        arrests or charges not initiated by arrest that result
3        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
4        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
5        provision of a local ordinance; except that the court
6        may order the sealing of one misdemeanor record of
7        arrest or charge not initiated by arrest that results
8        in an order of supervision for or conviction of Section
9        11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar
10        provision of a local ordinance per petitioner if each
11        of the following conditions have been met: (i) the
12        petitioner has not previously been convicted of or
13        placed on supervision for a violation of Section 11-501
14        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
15        a local ordinance; (ii) 10 or more years have passed
16        since the termination of the petitioner's sentence;
17        (iii) during the commission of the violation, the
18        petitioner did not proximately cause death or personal
19        injury to any other person or damage the property of
20        any other person; (iv) the petitioner has no other
21        misdemeanor or felony driving charge on his or her
22        driving abstract; and (v) the judge examined the
23        driving abstract of the petitioner petitioning to have
24        his or her record sealed under this subparagraph (E)
25        and made a finding entered on the record that the
26        petitioner did not enter into a plea agreement on a

 

 

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1        lesser charge other than a violation of Section 11-501
2        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
3        a local ordinance, and the facts did not support that
4        the petitioner had previously committed a violation of
5        Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
6        similar provision of a local ordinance. A felony
7        conviction of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
8        Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance may
9        not be sealed or expunged under this subparagraph (E).
10        Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
11        contrary, the Secretary of State shall maintain orders
12        of court supervision and convictions of Section 11-501
13        of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
14        a local ordinance on court purposes driving abstracts.
15    (b) Expungement.
16        (1) A petitioner may petition the circuit court to
17    expunge the records of his or her arrests and charges not
18    initiated by arrest when each arrest or charge not
19    initiated by arrest sought to be expunged resulted in: (i)
20    acquittal, dismissal, or the petitioner's release without
21    charging, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B); (ii) a
22    conviction which was vacated or reversed, unless excluded
23    by subsection (a)(3)(B); (iii) an order of supervision and
24    such supervision was successfully completed by the
25    petitioner, unless excluded by subsection (a)(3)(A) or
26    (a)(3)(B); or (iv) an order of qualified probation (as

 

 

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1    defined in subsection (a)(1)(J)) and such probation was
2    successfully completed by the petitioner.
3        (1.5) When a petitioner seeks to have a record of
4    arrest expunged under this Section, and the offender has
5    been convicted of a criminal offense, the State's Attorney
6    may object to the expungement on the grounds that the
7    records contain specific relevant information aside from
8    the mere fact of the arrest.
9        (2) Time frame for filing a petition to expunge.
10            (A) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
11        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an acquittal,
12        dismissal, the petitioner's release without charging,
13        or the reversal or vacation of a conviction, there is
14        no waiting period to petition for the expungement of
15        such records.
16            (B) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
17        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
18        supervision, successfully completed by the petitioner,
19        the following time frames will apply:
20                (i) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
21            orders of supervision under Section 3-707, 3-708,
22            3-710, or 5-401.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a
23            similar provision of a local ordinance, or under
24            Section 11-1.50, 12-3.2, or 12-15 of the Criminal
25            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
26            similar provision of a local ordinance, shall not

 

 

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1            be eligible for expungement until 5 years have
2            passed following the satisfactory termination of
3            the supervision.
4                (i-5) Those arrests or charges that resulted
5            in orders of supervision for a misdemeanor
6            violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-503 of
7            the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of
8            a local ordinance, that occurred prior to the
9            offender reaching the age of 25 years and the
10            offender has no other conviction for violating
11            Section 11-501 or 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle
12            Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
13            shall not be eligible for expungement until the
14            petitioner has reached the age of 25 years.
15                (ii) Those arrests or charges that resulted in
16            orders of supervision for any other offenses shall
17            not be eligible for expungement until 2 years have
18            passed following the satisfactory termination of
19            the supervision.
20            (C) When the arrest or charge not initiated by
21        arrest sought to be expunged resulted in an order of
22        qualified probation, successfully completed by the
23        petitioner, such records shall not be eligible for
24        expungement until 5 years have passed following the
25        satisfactory termination of the probation.
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1    persons arrested prior to their 17th birthday shall be
2    expunged as provided in Section 5-915 of the Juvenile Court
3    Act of 1987.
4        (4) Whenever a person has been arrested for or
5    convicted of any offense, in the name of a person whose
6    identity he or she has stolen or otherwise come into
7    possession of, the aggrieved person from whom the identity
8    was stolen or otherwise obtained without authorization,
9    upon learning of the person having been arrested using his
10    or her identity, may, upon verified petition to the chief
11    judge of the circuit wherein the arrest was made, have a
12    court order entered nunc pro tunc by the Chief Judge to
13    correct the arrest record, conviction record, if any, and
14    all official records of the arresting authority, the
15    Department, other criminal justice agencies, the
16    prosecutor, and the trial court concerning such arrest, if
17    any, by removing his or her name from all such records in
18    connection with the arrest and conviction, if any, and by
19    inserting in the records the name of the offender, if known
20    or ascertainable, in lieu of the aggrieved's name. The
21    records of the circuit court clerk shall be sealed until
22    further order of the court upon good cause shown and the
23    name of the aggrieved person obliterated on the official
24    index required to be kept by the circuit court clerk under
25    Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but the order shall
26    not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk

 

 

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1    before the entry of the order. Nothing in this Section
2    shall limit the Department of State Police or other
3    criminal justice agencies or prosecutors from listing
4    under an offender's name the false names he or she has
5    used.
6        (5) Whenever a person has been convicted of criminal
7    sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
8    predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal
9    sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the
10    victim of that offense may request that the State's
11    Attorney of the county in which the conviction occurred
12    file a verified petition with the presiding trial judge at
13    the petitioner's trial to have a court order entered to
14    seal the records of the circuit court clerk in connection
15    with the proceedings of the trial court concerning that
16    offense. However, the records of the arresting authority
17    and the Department of State Police concerning the offense
18    shall not be sealed. The court, upon good cause shown,
19    shall make the records of the circuit court clerk in
20    connection with the proceedings of the trial court
21    concerning the offense available for public inspection.
22        (6) If a conviction has been set aside on direct review
23    or on collateral attack and the court determines by clear
24    and convincing evidence that the petitioner was factually
25    innocent of the charge, the court that finds the petitioner
26    factually innocent of the charge shall enter an expungement

 

 

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1    order for the conviction for which the petitioner has been
2    determined to be innocent as provided in subsection (b) of
3    Section 5-5-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
4        (7) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
5    Department of State Police from maintaining all records of
6    any person who is admitted to probation upon terms and
7    conditions and who fulfills those terms and conditions
8    pursuant to Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section
9    410 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 70
10    of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
11    Act, Section 5-6-3.3 or 5-6-3.4 of the Unified Code of
12    Corrections, Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of
13    Section 12-3.05 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14    Criminal Code of 2012, Section 10-102 of the Illinois
15    Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 40-10 of
16    the Substance Use Disorder Act, or Section 10 of the
17    Steroid Control Act.
18        (8) If the petitioner has been granted a certificate of
19    innocence under Section 2-702 of the Code of Civil
20    Procedure, the court that grants the certificate of
21    innocence shall also enter an order expunging the
22    conviction for which the petitioner has been determined to
23    be innocent as provided in subsection (h) of Section 2-702
24    of the Code of Civil Procedure.
25    (c) Sealing.
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1    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
2    to expungement of criminal records, this subsection
3    authorizes the sealing of criminal records of adults and of
4    minors prosecuted as adults. Subsection (g) of this Section
5    provides for immediate sealing of certain records.
6        (2) Eligible Records. The following records may be
7    sealed:
8            (A) All arrests resulting in release without
9        charging;
10            (B) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
11        resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction when
12        the conviction was reversed or vacated, except as
13        excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B);
14            (C) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
15        resulting in orders of supervision, including orders
16        of supervision for municipal ordinance violations,
17        successfully completed by the petitioner, unless
18        excluded by subsection (a)(3);
19            (D) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
20        resulting in convictions, including convictions on
21        municipal ordinance violations, unless excluded by
22        subsection (a)(3);
23            (E) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
24        resulting in orders of first offender probation under
25        Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of
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1        the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
2        Act, or Section 5-6-3.3 of the Unified Code of
3        Corrections; and
4            (F) Arrests or charges not initiated by arrest
5        resulting in felony convictions unless otherwise
6        excluded by subsection (a) paragraph (3) of this
7        Section.
8        (3) When Records Are Eligible to Be Sealed. Records
9    identified as eligible under subsection (c)(2) may be
10    sealed as follows:
11            (A) Records identified as eligible under
12        subsection (c)(2)(A) and (c)(2)(B) may be sealed at any
13        time.
14            (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
15        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
16        eligible under subsection (c)(2)(C) may be sealed 2
17        years after the termination of petitioner's last
18        sentence (as defined in subsection (a)(1)(F)).
19            (C) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
20        (E) of this paragraph (3), records identified as
21        eligible under subsections (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), and
22        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed 3 years after the termination
23        of the petitioner's last sentence (as defined in
24        subsection (a)(1)(F)). Convictions requiring public
25        registration under the Arsonist Registration Act, the
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1        Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act may
2        not be sealed until the petitioner is no longer
3        required to register under that relevant Act.
4            (D) Records identified in subsection
5        (a)(3)(A)(iii) may be sealed after the petitioner has
6        reached the age of 25 years.
7            (E) Records identified as eligible under
8        subsections (c)(2)(C), (c)(2)(D), (c)(2)(E), or
9        (c)(2)(F) may be sealed upon termination of the
10        petitioner's last sentence if the petitioner earned a
11        high school diploma, associate's degree, career
12        certificate, vocational technical certification, or
13        bachelor's degree, or passed the high school level Test
14        of General Educational Development, during the period
15        of his or her sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory
16        supervised release. This subparagraph shall apply only
17        to a petitioner who has not completed the same
18        educational goal prior to the period of his or her
19        sentence, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised
20        release. If a petition for sealing eligible records
21        filed under this subparagraph is denied by the court,
22        the time periods under subparagraph (B) or (C) shall
23        apply to any subsequent petition for sealing filed by
24        the petitioner.
25        (4) Subsequent felony convictions. A person may not
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1    provided in this subsection (c) if he or she is convicted
2    of any felony offense after the date of the sealing of
3    prior felony convictions as provided in this subsection
4    (c). The court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony
5    offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction
6    records previously ordered sealed by the court.
7        (5) Notice of eligibility for sealing. Upon entry of a
8    disposition for an eligible record under this subsection
9    (c), the petitioner shall be informed by the court of the
10    right to have the records sealed and the procedures for the
11    sealing of the records.
12    (d) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
13expungement under subsections (b), (e), and (e-6) and sealing
14under subsections (c) and (e-5):
15        (1) Filing the petition. Upon becoming eligible to
16    petition for the expungement or sealing of records under
17    this Section, the petitioner shall file a petition
18    requesting the expungement or sealing of records with the
19    clerk of the court where the arrests occurred or the
20    charges were brought, or both. If arrests occurred or
21    charges were brought in multiple jurisdictions, a petition
22    must be filed in each such jurisdiction. The petitioner
23    shall pay the applicable fee, except no fee shall be
24    required if the petitioner has obtained a court order
25    waiving fees under Supreme Court Rule 298 or it is
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1        (1.5) County fee waiver pilot program. In a county of
2    3,000,000 or more inhabitants, no fee shall be required to
3    be paid by a petitioner if the records sought to be
4    expunged or sealed were arrests resulting in release
5    without charging or arrests or charges not initiated by
6    arrest resulting in acquittal, dismissal, or conviction
7    when the conviction was reversed or vacated, unless
8    excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B). The provisions of this
9    paragraph (1.5), other than this sentence, are inoperative
10    on and after January 1, 2019.
11        (2) Contents of petition. The petition shall be
12    verified and shall contain the petitioner's name, date of
13    birth, current address and, for each arrest or charge not
14    initiated by arrest sought to be sealed or expunged, the
15    case number, the date of arrest (if any), the identity of
16    the arresting authority, and such other information as the
17    court may require. During the pendency of the proceeding,
18    the petitioner shall promptly notify the circuit court
19    clerk of any change of his or her address. If the
20    petitioner has received a certificate of eligibility for
21    sealing from the Prisoner Review Board under paragraph (10)
22    of subsection (a) of Section 3-3-2 of the Unified Code of
23    Corrections, the certificate shall be attached to the
24    petition.
25        (3) Drug test. The petitioner must attach to the
26    petition proof that the petitioner has passed a test taken

 

 

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1    within 30 days before the filing of the petition showing
2    the absence within his or her body of all illegal
3    substances as defined by the Illinois Controlled
4    Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community
5    Protection Act, and the Cannabis Control Act if he or she
6    is petitioning to:
7            (A) seal felony records under clause (c)(2)(E);
8            (B) seal felony records for a violation of the
9        Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
10        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
11        or the Cannabis Control Act under clause (c)(2)(F);
12            (C) seal felony records under subsection (e-5); or
13            (D) expunge felony records of a qualified
14        probation under clause (b)(1)(iv).
15        (4) Service of petition. The circuit court clerk shall
16    promptly serve a copy of the petition and documentation to
17    support the petition under subsection (e-5) or (e-6) on the
18    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
19    prosecuting the offense, the Department of State Police,
20    the arresting agency and the chief legal officer of the
21    unit of local government effecting the arrest.
22        (5) Objections.
23            (A) Any party entitled to notice of the petition
24        may file an objection to the petition. All objections
25        shall be in writing, shall be filed with the circuit
26        court clerk, and shall state with specificity the basis

 

 

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1        of the objection. Whenever a person who has been
2        convicted of an offense is granted a pardon by the
3        Governor which specifically authorizes expungement, an
4        objection to the petition may not be filed.
5            (B) Objections to a petition to expunge or seal
6        must be filed within 60 days of the date of service of
7        the petition.
8        (6) Entry of order.
9            (A) The Chief Judge of the circuit wherein the
10        charge was brought, any judge of that circuit
11        designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less
12        than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge
13        at the petitioner's trial, if any, shall rule on the
14        petition to expunge or seal as set forth in this
15        subsection (d)(6).
16            (B) Unless the State's Attorney or prosecutor, the
17        Department of State Police, the arresting agency, or
18        the chief legal officer files an objection to the
19        petition to expunge or seal within 60 days from the
20        date of service of the petition, the court shall enter
21        an order granting or denying the petition.
22            (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
23        the court shall not deny a petition for sealing under
24        this Section because the petitioner has not satisfied
25        an outstanding legal financial obligation established,
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1        agency, or a municipal, State, county, or other unit of
2        local government, including, but not limited to, any
3        cost, assessment, fine, or fee. An outstanding legal
4        financial obligation does not include any court
5        ordered restitution to a victim under Section 5-5-6 of
6        the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
7        restitution has been converted to a civil judgment.
8        Nothing in this subparagraph (C) waives, rescinds, or
9        abrogates a legal financial obligation or otherwise
10        eliminates or affects the right of the holder of any
11        financial obligation to pursue collection under
12        applicable federal, State, or local law.
13        (7) Hearings. If an objection is filed, the court shall
14    set a date for a hearing and notify the petitioner and all
15    parties entitled to notice of the petition of the hearing
16    date at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Prior to the
17    hearing, the State's Attorney shall consult with the
18    Department as to the appropriateness of the relief sought
19    in the petition to expunge or seal. At the hearing, the
20    court shall hear evidence on whether the petition should or
21    should not be granted, and shall grant or deny the petition
22    to expunge or seal the records based on the evidence
23    presented at the hearing. The court may consider the
24    following:
25            (A) the strength of the evidence supporting the
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1            (B) the reasons for retention of the conviction
2        records by the State;
3            (C) the petitioner's age, criminal record history,
4        and employment history;
5            (D) the period of time between the petitioner's
6        arrest on the charge resulting in the conviction and
7        the filing of the petition under this Section; and
8            (E) the specific adverse consequences the
9        petitioner may be subject to if the petition is denied.
10        (8) Service of order. After entering an order to
11    expunge or seal records, the court must provide copies of
12    the order to the Department, in a form and manner
13    prescribed by the Department, to the petitioner, to the
14    State's Attorney or prosecutor charged with the duty of
15    prosecuting the offense, to the arresting agency, to the
16    chief legal officer of the unit of local government
17    effecting the arrest, and to such other criminal justice
18    agencies as may be ordered by the court.
19        (9) Implementation of order.
20            (A) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
21        pursuant to (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(B)(ii), or both:
22                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
23            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency,
24            the Department, and any other agency as ordered by
25            the court, within 60 days of the date of service of
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1            reconsider the order is filed pursuant to
2            paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this Section;
3                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
4            shall be impounded until further order of the court
5            upon good cause shown and the name of the
6            petitioner obliterated on the official index
7            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
8            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
9            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
10            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
11            and
12                (iii) in response to an inquiry for expunged
13            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
14            receiving such inquiry, shall reply as it does in
15            response to inquiries when no records ever
16            existed.
17            (B) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
18        pursuant to (b)(2)(B)(i) or (b)(2)(C), or both:
19                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
20            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
21            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
22            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
23            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
24            the order is filed pursuant to paragraph (12) of
25            subsection (d) of this Section;
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1            shall be impounded until further order of the court
2            upon good cause shown and the name of the
3            petitioner obliterated on the official index
4            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
5            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
6            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
7            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
8                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
9            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
10            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
11            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
12            pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of
13            this Section;
14                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
15            be disseminated by the Department only as required
16            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
17            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
18            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
19            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
20            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
21            offense; and
22                (v) in response to an inquiry for such records
23            from anyone not authorized by law to access such
24            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
25            receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
26            response to inquiries when no records ever

 

 

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1            existed.
2            (B-5) Upon entry of an order to expunge records
3        under subsection (e-6):
4                (i) the records shall be expunged (as defined
5            in subsection (a)(1)(E)) by the arresting agency
6            and any other agency as ordered by the court,
7            within 60 days of the date of service of the order,
8            unless a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider
9            the order is filed under paragraph (12) of
10            subsection (d) of this Section;
11                (ii) the records of the circuit court clerk
12            shall be impounded until further order of the court
13            upon good cause shown and the name of the
14            petitioner obliterated on the official index
15            required to be kept by the circuit court clerk
16            under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act, but
17            the order shall not affect any index issued by the
18            circuit court clerk before the entry of the order;
19                (iii) the records shall be impounded by the
20            Department within 60 days of the date of service of
21            the order as ordered by the court, unless a motion
22            to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order is filed
23            under paragraph (12) of subsection (d) of this
24            Section;
25                (iv) records impounded by the Department may
26            be disseminated by the Department only as required

 

 

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1            by law or to the arresting authority, the State's
2            Attorney, and the court upon a later arrest for the
3            same or a similar offense or for the purpose of
4            sentencing for any subsequent felony, and to the
5            Department of Corrections upon conviction for any
6            offense; and
7                (v) in response to an inquiry for these records
8            from anyone not authorized by law to access the
9            records, the court, the Department, or the agency
10            receiving the inquiry shall reply as it does in
11            response to inquiries when no records ever
12            existed.
13            (C) Upon entry of an order to seal records under
14        subsection (c), the arresting agency, any other agency
15        as ordered by the court, the Department, and the court
16        shall seal the records (as defined in subsection
17        (a)(1)(K)). In response to an inquiry for such records,
18        from anyone not authorized by law to access such
19        records, the court, the Department, or the agency
20        receiving such inquiry shall reply as it does in
21        response to inquiries when no records ever existed.
22            (D) The Department shall send written notice to the
23        petitioner of its compliance with each order to expunge
24        or seal records within 60 days of the date of service
25        of that order or, if a motion to vacate, modify, or
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1        order resolving the motion, if that order requires the
2        Department to expunge or seal records. In the event of
3        an appeal from the circuit court order, the Department
4        shall send written notice to the petitioner of its
5        compliance with an Appellate Court or Supreme Court
6        judgment to expunge or seal records within 60 days of
7        the issuance of the court's mandate. The notice is not
8        required while any motion to vacate, modify, or
9        reconsider, or any appeal or petition for
10        discretionary appellate review, is pending.
11            (E) Upon motion, the court may order that a sealed
12        judgment or other court record necessary to
13        demonstrate the amount of any legal financial
14        obligation due and owing be made available for the
15        limited purpose of collecting any legal financial
16        obligations owed by the petitioner that were
17        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
18        proceeding for which those records have been sealed.
19        The records made available under this subparagraph (E)
20        shall not be entered into the official index required
21        to be kept by the circuit court clerk under Section 16
22        of the Clerks of Courts Act and shall be immediately
23        re-impounded upon the collection of the outstanding
24        financial obligations.
25            (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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1        record for the limited purpose of collecting payment
2        for any legal financial obligations that were
3        established, imposed, or originated in the criminal
4        proceedings for which those records have been sealed.
5        (10) Fees. The Department may charge the petitioner a
6    fee equivalent to the cost of processing any order to
7    expunge or seal records. Notwithstanding any provision of
8    the Clerks of Courts Act to the contrary, the circuit court
9    clerk may charge a fee equivalent to the cost associated
10    with the sealing or expungement of records by the circuit
11    court clerk. From the total filing fee collected for the
12    petition to seal or expunge, the circuit court clerk shall
13    deposit $10 into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and
14    Administrative Fund, to be used to offset the costs
15    incurred by the circuit court clerk in performing the
16    additional duties required to serve the petition to seal or
17    expunge on all parties. The circuit court clerk shall
18    collect and forward the Department of State Police portion
19    of the fee to the Department and it shall be deposited in
20    the State Police Services Fund. If the record brought under
21    an expungement petition was previously sealed under this
22    Section, the fee for the expungement petition for that same
23    record shall be waived.
24        (11) Final Order. No court order issued under the
25    expungement or sealing provisions of this Section shall
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1    service of the order on the petitioner and all parties
2    entitled to notice of the petition.
3        (12) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
4    Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
5    petitioner or any party entitled to notice may file a
6    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider the order granting
7    or denying the petition to expunge or seal within 60 days
8    of service of the order. If filed more than 60 days after
9    service of the order, a petition to vacate, modify, or
10    reconsider shall comply with subsection (c) of Section
11    2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon filing of a
12    motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider, notice of the
13    motion shall be served upon the petitioner and all parties
14    entitled to notice of the petition.
15        (13) Effect of Order. An order granting a petition
16    under the expungement or sealing provisions of this Section
17    shall not be considered void because it fails to comply
18    with the provisions of this Section or because of any error
19    asserted in a motion to vacate, modify, or reconsider. The
20    circuit court retains jurisdiction to determine whether
21    the order is voidable and to vacate, modify, or reconsider
22    its terms based on a motion filed under paragraph (12) of
23    this subsection (d).
24        (14) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to Seal
25    Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an order
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1    of the petition must fully comply with the terms of the
2    order within 60 days of service of the order even if a
3    party is seeking relief from the order through a motion
4    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
5    appealing the order.
6        (15) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
7    Expunge Records. While a party is seeking relief from the
8    order granting the petition to expunge through a motion
9    filed under paragraph (12) of this subsection (d) or is
10    appealing the order, and unless a court has entered a stay
11    of that order, the parties entitled to notice of the
12    petition must seal, but need not expunge, the records until
13    there is a final order on the motion for relief or, in the
14    case of an appeal, the issuance of that court's mandate.
15        (16) The changes to this subsection (d) made by Public
16    Act 98-163 apply to all petitions pending on August 5, 2013
17    (the effective date of Public Act 98-163) and to all orders
18    ruling on a petition to expunge or seal on or after August
19    5, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act 98-163).
20    (e) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an offense
21is granted a pardon by the Governor which specifically
22authorizes expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition
23to the Chief Judge of the circuit where the person had been
24convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief
25Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
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1order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
2records of the arresting authority and order that the records
3of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
4further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
5otherwise provided herein, and the name of the defendant
6obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
7circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
8Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
9offense for which he or she had been pardoned but the order
10shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
11before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
12Department may be disseminated by the Department only to the
13arresting authority, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
14later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
15of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
16any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
17have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
18to that individual. Upon entry of the order of expungement, the
19circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
20the person who was pardoned.
21    (e-5) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
22offense is granted a certificate of eligibility for sealing by
23the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
24sealing, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
25Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
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1counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
2trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
3entered sealing the record of arrest from the official records
4of the arresting authority and order that the records of the
5circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until further
6order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise
7provided herein, and the name of the petitioner obliterated
8from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit
9court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts Act in
10connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for
11which he or she had been granted the certificate but the order
12shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk
13before the entry of the order. All records sealed by the
14Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
15required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
16enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
17later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
18of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
19any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
20have access to all sealed records of the Department pertaining
21to that individual. Upon entry of the order of sealing, the
22circuit court clerk shall promptly mail a copy of the order to
23the person who was granted the certificate of eligibility for
24sealing.
25    (e-6) Whenever a person who has been convicted of an
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1by the Prisoner Review Board which specifically authorizes
2expungement, he or she may, upon verified petition to the Chief
3Judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any
4judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in
5counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding
6trial judge at the petitioner's trial, have a court order
7entered expunging the record of arrest from the official
8records of the arresting authority and order that the records
9of the circuit court clerk and the Department be sealed until
10further order of the court upon good cause shown or as
11otherwise provided herein, and the name of the petitioner
12obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the
13circuit court clerk under Section 16 of the Clerks of Courts
14Act in connection with the arrest and conviction for the
15offense for which he or she had been granted the certificate
16but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit
17court clerk before the entry of the order. All records sealed
18by the Department may be disseminated by the Department only as
19required by this Act or to the arresting authority, a law
20enforcement agency, the State's Attorney, and the court upon a
21later arrest for the same or similar offense or for the purpose
22of sentencing for any subsequent felony. Upon conviction for
23any subsequent offense, the Department of Corrections shall
24have access to all expunged records of the Department
25pertaining to that individual. Upon entry of the order of
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1of the order to the person who was granted the certificate of
2eligibility for expungement.
3    (f) Subject to available funding, the Illinois Department
4of Corrections shall conduct a study of the impact of sealing,
5especially on employment and recidivism rates, utilizing a
6random sample of those who apply for the sealing of their
7criminal records under Public Act 93-211. At the request of the
8Illinois Department of Corrections, records of the Illinois
9Department of Employment Security shall be utilized as
10appropriate to assist in the study. The study shall not
11disclose any data in a manner that would allow the
12identification of any particular individual or employing unit.
13The study shall be made available to the General Assembly no
14later than September 1, 2010.
15    (g) Immediate Sealing.
16        (1) Applicability. Notwithstanding any other provision
17    of this Act to the contrary, and cumulative with any rights
18    to expungement or sealing of criminal records, this
19    subsection authorizes the immediate sealing of criminal
20    records of adults and of minors prosecuted as adults.
21        (2) Eligible Records. Arrests or charges not initiated
22    by arrest resulting in acquittal or dismissal with
23    prejudice, except as excluded by subsection (a)(3)(B),
24    that occur on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
25    of Public Act 100-282), may be sealed immediately if the
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1    day and during the same hearing in which the case is
2    disposed.
3        (3) When Records are Eligible to be Immediately Sealed.
4    Eligible records under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g)
5    may be sealed immediately after entry of the final
6    disposition of a case, notwithstanding the disposition of
7    other charges in the same case.
8        (4) Notice of Eligibility for Immediate Sealing. Upon
9    entry of a disposition for an eligible record under this
10    subsection (g), the defendant shall be informed by the
11    court of his or her right to have eligible records
12    immediately sealed and the procedure for the immediate
13    sealing of these records.
14        (5) Procedure. The following procedures apply to
15    immediate sealing under this subsection (g).
16            (A) Filing the Petition. Upon entry of the final
17        disposition of the case, the defendant's attorney may
18        immediately petition the court, on behalf of the
19        defendant, for immediate sealing of eligible records
20        under paragraph (2) of this subsection (g) that are
21        entered on or after January 1, 2018 (the effective date
22        of Public Act 100-282). The immediate sealing petition
23        may be filed with the circuit court clerk during the
24        hearing in which the final disposition of the case is
25        entered. If the defendant's attorney does not file the
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1        defendant may file a petition for sealing at any time
2        as authorized under subsection (c)(3)(A).
3            (B) Contents of Petition. The immediate sealing
4        petition shall be verified and shall contain the
5        petitioner's name, date of birth, current address, and
6        for each eligible record, the case number, the date of
7        arrest if applicable, the identity of the arresting
8        authority if applicable, and other information as the
9        court may require.
10            (C) Drug Test. The petitioner shall not be required
11        to attach proof that he or she has passed a drug test.
12            (D) Service of Petition. A copy of the petition
13        shall be served on the State's Attorney in open court.
14        The petitioner shall not be required to serve a copy of
15        the petition on any other agency.
16            (E) Entry of Order. The presiding trial judge shall
17        enter an order granting or denying the petition for
18        immediate sealing during the hearing in which it is
19        filed. Petitions for immediate sealing shall be ruled
20        on in the same hearing in which the final disposition
21        of the case is entered.
22            (F) Hearings. The court shall hear the petition for
23        immediate sealing on the same day and during the same
24        hearing in which the disposition is rendered.
25            (G) Service of Order. An order to immediately seal
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1        subsection (d)(8).
2            (H) Implementation of Order. An order to
3        immediately seal records shall be implemented in
4        conformance with subsections (d)(9)(C) and (d)(9)(D).
5            (I) Fees. The fee imposed by the circuit court
6        clerk and the Department of State Police shall comply
7        with paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section.
8            (J) Final Order. No court order issued under this
9        subsection (g) shall become final for purposes of
10        appeal until 30 days after service of the order on the
11        petitioner and all parties entitled to service of the
12        order in conformance with subsection (d)(8).
13            (K) Motion to Vacate, Modify, or Reconsider. Under
14        Section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the
15        petitioner, State's Attorney, or the Department of
16        State Police may file a motion to vacate, modify, or
17        reconsider the order denying the petition to
18        immediately seal within 60 days of service of the
19        order. If filed more than 60 days after service of the
20        order, a petition to vacate, modify, or reconsider
21        shall comply with subsection (c) of Section 2-1401 of
22        the Code of Civil Procedure.
23            (L) Effect of Order. An order granting an immediate
24        sealing petition shall not be considered void because
25        it fails to comply with the provisions of this Section
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1        modify, or reconsider. The circuit court retains
2        jurisdiction to determine whether the order is
3        voidable, and to vacate, modify, or reconsider its
4        terms based on a motion filed under subparagraph (L) of
5        this subsection (g).
6            (M) Compliance with Order Granting Petition to
7        Seal Records. Unless a court has entered a stay of an
8        order granting a petition to immediately seal, all
9        parties entitled to service of the order must fully
10        comply with the terms of the order within 60 days of
11        service of the order.
12    (h) Sealing; trafficking victims.
13        (1) A trafficking victim as defined by paragraph (10)
14    of subsection (a) of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of
15    2012 shall be eligible to petition for immediate sealing of
16    his or her criminal record upon the completion of his or
17    her last sentence if his or her participation in the
18    underlying offense was a direct result of human trafficking
19    under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe
20    form of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
21    Protection Act.
22        (2) A petitioner under this subsection (h), in addition
23    to the requirements provided under paragraph (4) of
24    subsection (d) of this Section, shall include in his or her
25    petition a clear and concise statement that: (A) he or she
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1    offense; and (B) that his or her participation in the
2    offense was a direct result of human trafficking under
3    Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or a severe form
4    of trafficking under the federal Trafficking Victims
5    Protection Act.
6        (3) If an objection is filed alleging that the
7    petitioner is not entitled to immediate sealing under this
8    subsection (h), the court shall conduct a hearing under
9    paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of this Section and the
10    court shall determine whether the petitioner is entitled to
11    immediate sealing under this subsection (h). A petitioner
12    is eligible for immediate relief under this subsection (h)
13    if he or she shows, by a preponderance of the evidence,
14    that: (A) he or she was a victim of human trafficking at
15    the time of the offense; and (B) that his or her
16    participation in the offense was a direct result of human
17    trafficking under Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012
18    or a severe form of trafficking under the federal
19    Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
20(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-378, eff. 1-1-16; 99-385,
21eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-697, eff. 7-29-16;
2299-881, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-282, eff.
231-1-18; 100-284, eff. 8-24-17; 100-287, eff. 8-24-17; 100-692,
24eff. 8-3-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19; 100-776, eff. 8-10-18;
25100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 8-30-18.)